Interesting that with a slightly lower heat load, this cooler does *substantially* better. I wonder if this system is pump limited or radiator limited?

I am curious as to exactly how the circuit was configured for this cooler. I had (still have, actually... just re-deployed it for my linux box a few days ago) a WC-202 system from evercool, and it had a large variance in performance depending on how you set up the circuit. I don't have imperical evidence (who needs silly "measurements" anyways?) to support this, but I generally got lower system temps and gpu temps (and higher overclocks) when Set the system up as:

pump -> radiator -> cpu -> gpu

Anyhow, I guess in the end, the verdict is still the same. This product is a strong performer for the "value conscious" (read: cheapskate) consumer. It also does a good job of cooling your rig without making you deaf.

As an aside, I also had an issue with the tool that Evercool supplied to pry the little rings off that clamp the hoses onto the barbs. Would be nice if they at least included two of the tools or some such...

-q

04-18-2006 02:33 AM

Greg King

A lot got lost in translation.....

The rep from Evercool that I had spoken with in the past was nice, just needed to work on the english a bit. I understand though that english is a second language so it's easy to be forgiving.

04-18-2006 02:21 AM

Jakal

I wanted to make sure. lol I guess something got lost in translation.

04-17-2006 11:41 PM

Greg King

^^^^

No, thats exactly what the box says. We all had a good chortle.

04-17-2006 10:19 PM

Jakal

I've looked at a few water cooling products by EC, and overall they are quite good. The quality is high and performance is, as you mentioned, pretty good for the price. The benchmarks all place them in the same category you have. Midrange price, decent performance, great quality. It's a shame though, that you can't order the product elsewhere. EC needs to goto the market to make profit.

Oh one more thing.

Quote:

As you can see, the marketing on the box is well laid out and provides us with plenty of information. It is very reassuring to know that this unit comes with a “strongly pump & radiator.”

04-16-2006 08:27 PM

Rob Williams

EVERCOOL WC-F117 Nighthawk Water Cooling

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